Eliza Pinckney
- ISBN-10
- 0871520370
- ISBN-13
- 9780871520371
- Category
- History / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
- Pages
- 331
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1896
- Publisher
- Reprint Company
- Author
- Harriott Horry Ravenel
Description
Eliza Lucas was the daughter of George Lucas, Governor of Antigua at one time. She married Charles Pinckney in 1744 and was influential in the development of indigo as a staple crop in South Carolina.
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